Overview

• He died at the Hospital Universitario de Badajoz after being admitted on September 27 for an infection.
• At the time of his death he was Second Vice President of Spain’s Senate and had led the Junta de Extremadura for a total of 12 years, most recently from 2015 to 2023.
• A physician and former forensic doctor, he previously oversaw health and social welfare in the regional government and negotiated the transfer that formed the Servicio Extremeño de Salud.
• In 2024 he relinquished his regional assembly seat to focus on his Senate work and served on the PSOE Federal Executive with responsibility for regional policy.
• Political leaders and civic groups voiced broad shock at his passing following a long public career spanning three decades.